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• Martin Lewis says £200 on offer to people if they switch to certain bank accounts

  15-11-2022 22:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A lot of people have been switching bank accounts in order to secure extra cash ahead of the festive period but may struggle to fulfil minimum pay-in amounts
  
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• Man arrested at Bristol City match after police officer assaulted

  15-11-2022 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police is asking members of the public to aid their investigation
  
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• We tried to buy KSI's Prime energy drink at ASDA branches across Bristol

  15-11-2022 18:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Even in the pandemic, with toilet paper, I never saw it this bad.”
  
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• Bristol mayor promises A4018 bus lanes rethink after 'mayhem' warning

  15-11-2022 18:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Costs have gone up by over a quarter because of rampant inflation
  
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• Man arrested after officer assaulted ahead of football match

  15-11-2022 18:06 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  One person was arrested after an incident in Bristol on Saturday 12 November and we’re hoping the public can help us with our enquiries. A policing operation was being carried out ahead of Bristol City’s home match against Watford when there was an altercation involving a number of people in Ashton Road at about 2.50pm. Police intervened but in the process a man knocked an officer to the ground.
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• M32 crash: One lane closed and slow moving traffic - live updates

  15-11-2022 17:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There is heavy congestion on the M32 following reports of a collision
  
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• M32 crash: Long delays during Bristol's rush hour - recap

  15-11-2022 17:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There is heavy congestion on the M32 following reports of a collision
  
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• M32 crash: Long delays during Bristol's rush hour - live updates

  15-11-2022 17:46 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There is heavy congestion on the M32 following reports of a collision
  
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• Family of schizophrenic man who killed parents say it was preventable

  15-11-2022 17:45
  Gloucestershire hospital staff did not notice William Warrington had absconded for two hours nor tell police he was dangerousThe family of a man with paranoid schizophrenia who stabbed his parents to death after absconding from a psychiatric hospital have criticised the authorities for not doing more to protect them.On the day before William Warrington killed his mother, Valerie, 73, and father, Clive, 68, the family sent 11 emails to the Gloucestershire hospital where he was being treated expre
  
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• Family of man with schizophrenia who killed parents say it was preventable

  15-11-2022 17:45
  Hospital staff did not notice William Warrington had escaped for two hours and then did not report him as dangerousThe family of a man with paranoid schizophrenia who stabbed his parents to death after absconding from a psychiatric hospital have criticised the authorities for not doing more to protect them.On the day before William Warrington killed his mother, Valerie, 73, and father, Clive, 68, the family sent 11 emails to the Gloucestershire hospital where he was being treated expressing conc
  
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• Bristol's Redcliffe Bridge to reopen next week after being closed for months

  15-11-2022 17:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The bridge will only partially open until the end of the year
  
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• Seven-year hybrid hospital order for man convicted of rape

  15-11-2022 17:25 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to a seven-year hospital order after being found guilty of raping a woman in Bristol. On 26 August this year, a jury at Bristol Crown Court unanimously found Gabriel Nomafo, of no fixed address, guilty of one count of rape. The incident happened on Friday 29 March 2019 in the Fishponds area of Bristol. The court heard how the victim, 21 at the time...
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• Banksy 'captured on CCTV in Ukraine' painting work of art near Kyiv

  15-11-2022 17:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The mystery man kept checking over his shoulder as the 'Dancer in a Neck Brace' was created
  
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• Police searching for missing Bristol man find body

  15-11-2022 17:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Formal identification has not been conducted yet but officers have informed next of kin of the development
  
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• Stormzy says 'devastating' Maya Jama split made him realise he 'was a boy'

  15-11-2022 17:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The rapper split from the future Love Island host in 2019, but the former flames have been spotted at the same events in recent weeks
  
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• Body found in search for missing man from Bristol

  15-11-2022 16:28 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Officers searching for missing 46-year-old Kevin from Bristol have today sadly found a body. Formal identification has not yet taken place, however we have informed Kevin’s family. We’ll continue to provide them with support. The cause of death is not believed to be suspicious. Enquiries will be carried out on behalf of the coroner.
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• March with Midwives taking place in Bristol this Sunday

  15-11-2022 15:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They are demanding action to save maternity services
  
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• Paul O'Grady on how he 'almost moved to Clifton' and his friendship with Camilla

  15-11-2022 15:17 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  We spoke to the star as he prepares to return to the stage in Bristol
  
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• Bristol Christmas shopping named best in the UK beating the likes of London and Manchester - Bristol Live

  15-11-2022 14:49
  Bristol Christmas shopping named best in the UK beating the likes of London and Manchester  Bristol Live
  
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• Bristol Christmas shopping named best in the UK beating the likes of London and Manchester

  15-11-2022 14:49 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The popular Broadmead Christmas market returned this year
  
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• Bristol now has a real life Doctor Hoo as university commends street poet Lawrence

  15-11-2022 14:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "Being Dr Hoo still cracks me up. When I tell people they fall about laughing"
  
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• Men steal 'several hundreds of pounds' of tobacco from Bristol Co-op

  15-11-2022 14:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Investigating officers would like to speak with the two people pictured following the theft
  
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• Mental health inpatient admits killing his parents in separate attacks

  15-11-2022 13:59
  William Warrington slipped out of Wotton Lawn hospital and stabbed parents over the next few hoursA man with paranoid schizophrenia has admitted stabbing his parents to death on the same night in two attacks 15 miles apart after slipping out of a psychiatric hospital in Gloucestershire.William Warrington killed his mother, Valerie, 73, a hospital worker, at her home in the Cotswolds village of Bourton-on-the-Water in March. Continue reading...
  
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• Man admits killing parents after secretly leaving English psychiatric hospital

  15-11-2022 13:59
  William Warrington slipped out of hospital in Gloucestershire and stabbed his mother before taking her car to kill father A man with paranoid schizophrenia has admitted stabbing his parents to death on the same night in two attacks 15 miles apart, after slipping out of a psychiatric hospital in Gloucestershire.William Warrington killed his mother, Valerie, 73, a hospital worker, at her home in the Cotswolds village of Bourton-on-the-Water in March. He then drove her car to his father, Clive&rsqu
  
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• Bristol mayor vetoes plan to name new road after cigarette brand

  15-11-2022 13:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The idea came from Bristol City Council's own street-naming team after a ward councillor objected to the original suggestion
  
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• Two Bristol museums close until April 2023 due to staff shortages

  15-11-2022 13:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The museums and archive budget was slashed by almost half a million pounds this year
  
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• Bristol bar showing World Cup on big screens will be joined by football legends

  15-11-2022 13:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Four of Bristol's biggest football names have signed up for England's group games and the final
  
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• Portishead rail line restoration finally gets planning permission

  15-11-2022 12:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  But there will 'undoubtedly be more bumps in the road' warns metro mayor
  
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• Can you help officers identify these men? – Bristol

  15-11-2022 12:19 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are releasing CCTV images of two people officers would like to speak to in relation to an incident on Saturday 8 October. The incident happened at around 8.50am at the Co-Op, in Church Road, Bristol. Two unknown men entered the Co-Op and made off with several hundreds of pounds of tobacco. We believe the two men in the CCTV have information which could aid the investigation.
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• CCTV appeal launched following assault – Frome

  15-11-2022 11:58 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for the public’s help to identify these people who we would like to speak following an incident in Frome. Officers believe the two people in the CCTV footage have information which can aid their investigation into the incident which took place on Sunday 9 October. At around 1pm, a man and woman, both in their 30s, were assaulted in an unprovoked attack at the Frome Showground...
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• Appeal launched following assault – Frome

  15-11-2022 11:58 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for the public’s help to identify these people who we would like to speak following an incident in Frome. Officers believe the two people in the footage have information which can aid their investigation into the incident which took place on Sunday 9 October. At around 1pm, a man and woman, both in their 30s, were assaulted in an unprovoked attack at the Frome Showground, in Frome.
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• Three sentenced for roles in Bristol Kill the Bill violence

  15-11-2022 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  A total of 23 people have been jailed for offences committed during the disorder in March 2021.
  
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• Claire Holland: Man set to face murder trial in March

  15-11-2022 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Darren Osment, 40, of Chessel Drive, Patchway, appeared at Bristol Crown Court.
  
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• Antoine Semenyo: Ghana forward on 'surreal' World Cup call up

  15-11-2022 11:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Bristol City striker Antoine Semenyo says it was "surreal" to be called up to the Ghana squad for the World Cup.
  
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• Boy, 9, riding bike assaulted by unknown man in Yate

  15-11-2022 10:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The boy was not injured but was left "very upset"
  
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• Price of Heinz tomato ketchup rises by up to 70 per cent

  15-11-2022 10:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new study by consumer group Which? shows two other Heinz products were also in the top 10 of average price rises
  
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• Did you witness assault on child in Yate?

  15-11-2022 09:48 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a child was assaulted by an unknown man in Yate earlier this month. The incident happened outside a convenience store in Abbotswood at about 3.35pm on Friday 4 November. The man is reported to have assaulted the nine-year-old, who was on his mountain bike at the time. The boy fell to the ground but fortunately did not sustain any physical...
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• Appeal to identify victim of assault in Bridgwater

  15-11-2022 09:31 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We’re appealing for a victim of an assault in Bridgwater to come forward and speak with us. An unknown man was struck over the head with a glass bottle during a disorder, which happened in Penel Orlieu, close to the rear of the Palace nightclub, sometime between 2.30am and 3am on Thursday 27 October. A 20-year-old man from London has been arrested in connection with this investigation and has been...
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• LIVE: Traffic delays across Bristol amid multiple crashes after M32 collision

  15-11-2022 09:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There is heavy congestion across the city's roads this morning
  
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• LIVE: M32 Bristol at standstill after crash between car and van

  15-11-2022 09:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A collision on the M32 from J2 B4058 Stapleton Road (Eastville) to J1 A4174 (Hambrook) has led to a lane closure
  
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• Bristol Christmas shopping named best in the UK beating the likes of ... - Bristol Live

  15-11-2022 09:00
  
  Bristol Christmas shopping named best in the UK beating the likes of ...  Bristol Live
  
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• Bristol campaigner Lawrence Hoo receives honorary degree

  15-11-2022 08:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Poet and campaigner Lawrence Hoo, who was a "teenage tearaway", gets an honorary degree in Bristol.
  
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• Urgent 999 appeal to find missing Kevin, 46, last seen in Hengrove

  15-11-2022 07:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Concern is growing for his welfare
  
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• Conham's wild swimmers vow to keep fighting despite being 'ignored' by mayor

  15-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sewage is released into the river whenever it rains
  
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• Bristol tower blocks: More than half have flammable polystyrene cladding

  15-11-2022 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Residents living in nearly 3,000 flats across 38 tower blocks will see Bristol City Council remove polystyrene cladding on their homes
  
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• Day in the life of a struggling single dad: 'I can't take any more of this'

  15-11-2022 00:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Samuel from Bristol struggles to feed and bathe his two young sons amid the cost of living crisis.
  
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